I have the Samsung SSD 512 GB 850 Pro for gaming now. I will never go back to regular HDD for gaming. My old comp had a 7200 RPM HDD, it loaded Gal Civ 3 in about 60 to 80 seconds. With the SSD GC3 loads in about 15 seconds each time now. If you have $600 to spare I recommend buying a SSD, make sure it's 480 GB to 512 GB.